Disney's Classic Replacement for Ebenezer Scrooge Returns in a New Story

Published Oct 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Sign in to your CBR account Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol was originally released in December 1843, but centuries later, the classic story is still inspiring new spin-offs and retellings. Unsurprisingly, Disney created many of their own versions of A Christmas Carol, including a 2009 adaptation and an animated 1983 film that assigns the characters' roles to familiar Disney characters like Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and most notably, Scrooge McDuck. Scrooge McDuck becomes the stingy Ebenezer Scrooge in Mickey's Christmas Carol, and his portrayal certainly stands out as one of the movie's most memorable. This November 2026, the Uncle Scrooge: A Christmas Carol comic one-shot will be released by Marvel, giving Uncle Scrooge McDuck a story all to himself. Scrooge McDuck Stars in Marvel’s Holiday One-Shot, Uncle Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Marvel Scrooge McDuck played a significant part in Mickey's Christmas Carol, convincingly adopting the persona of a greedy moneylender who pays more attention to his own wealth than his loved ones. His actions give him an important lesson to learn over the course of the film, with the help of the Ghosts of Chr...